The fortress was probably situated near the town of Atskuri, of which no traces have been found. First mentioned in the 9th century, the fortress was significantly damaged in the 16th century when it was occupied by the Turks. It was rebuilt in the 17-18th centuries. In the 1820s the fortress was released.[1]
Architectureedit
Set on the top of high cliff, the fortress occupies a vast area, and is made of several parts, with the citadel at its highest point. The fortress territory includes also ruins of a church with remnants of frescos. The water-supply tunnel connects the fortress with the river.
atsquri, fortress, atskuri, georgian, აწყურის, ციხე, georgian, feudal, fortress, right, bank, mtkvari, kura, river, approximately, kilometres, from, borjomi, samtskhe, javakheti, region, remnants, built, century, atskuri, fortress, important, stronghold, defen. Atskuri Georgian აწყურის ციხე is a Georgian feudal fortress on the right bank of the Mtkvari Kura River approximately 30 kilometres from Borjomi in the Samtskhe Javakheti region Remnants of Atsquri Fortress Built in the 9th century Atskuri Fortress was an important stronghold for the defense of Georgia during the Middle Ages Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe fortress was probably situated near the town of Atskuri of which no traces have been found First mentioned in the 9th century the fortress was significantly damaged in the 16th century when it was occupied by the Turks It was rebuilt in the 17 18th centuries In the 1820s the fortress was released 1 Architecture editSet on the top of high cliff the fortress occupies a vast area and is made of several parts with the citadel at its highest point The fortress territory includes also ruins of a church with remnants of frescos The water supply tunnel connects the fortress with the river See also editAtsquri churchReferences edit Zakaraya P 1983 Pamyatniki Vostochnoi Gruzii Iskusstvo Moskva 376 p Zakaraya P Monuments of the Eastern Georgia In Russian External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atskuri fortress Atskuri historical monuments of Georgia in Georgian Atskuri Fortress photo gallery Information about Atskuri Temple 41 43 42 N 43 09 56 E 41 72833 N 43 16556 E 41 72833 43 16556 nbsp This article about a building or structure in the country of Georgia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Atsquri Fortress amp oldid 1215006610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
